Trees of the valley The lilac tide of the jacaranda splashes the city with flowers | Árboles del valle La marea lila del jacarandá salpica de flores a la ciudad

Katiuska Vasquez, Los Tiempos:

  • Walking under the shade of a jacaranda tree in Quintanilla. | Caminando bajo la sombra de un jacarandá en la Quintanilla. | Carlos López
  • The jacaranda flower, in the north, by Guillermo Urquidi. | La flor del jacarandá, en el norte, por la Guillermo Urquidi. | Carlos López
  • A row of jacarandas forms a lilac corridor on Army Avenue, in front of a multicolored planter. | Una fila de jacarandás forma un corredor lila en la avenida del Ejército, frente a una jardinera multicolor. | Carlos López
  • A blanket of violet and white jacaranda flowers. | Una manto de flores violetas y blancas de jacarandá. | Carlos López

The lilac tide of the jacaranda splashes the city of the valley with lilac or violet flowers this spring. They are characteristic of this era and stand out for the shade they give on the streets of the old city.

The lilac jacaranda is one of the most common trees, its branches loaded with flowers form corridors in different corners, such as in Oruro and Antezana. Others are more solitary in places like the Melchor Pérez viaduct or the climb to Cristo de la Concordia.

The jacaranda is a species native to the Cochabambino valley that grew in places where there was a lot of water, said the head of the Mayor’s Forestry Unit, Karen Córdova.

Although it is common to find these trees on wide sidewalks due to their size that exceeds 15 meters in height and their extended roots, it is ideal for planting in urban parks and patios.

Although purple is the most predominant in the city, there are also white, pink and yellow jacarandas.

Other varieties can be found, such as the rosé on General Galindo Avenue, in the north. In addition, white on the campus of the Universidad Mayor de San Simón.

The jacaranda belongs to the Bignoniaceae family and there are 50 species, such as the jacaranda caroba and the mimosifolia, according to Plantakas.com.

They are part of the 23 species of very tall trees in Cochabamba, such as the tipa, the chillijchi, the willow and the ash, according to the Tree Guide classification.

The Mayor’s afforestation campaigns prioritize the planting of jacaranda in large spaces, such as urban parks so that they can grow fully and sprinkle the land with flowers.

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